Cristian Vrînceanu (born 15 April 1956), commonly known as Chris Vranceanu, is a Romanian former football striker.[3][4] He was part of Romania's national team in a tournament in New York City, but did not play in any game as he ran away from the team's cantonment, in order to escape from Nicolae Ceaușescu's Communist regime.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1956[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1981 | Dinamo București | 148 | (11) |
| 1982–1983 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 5 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | 2 | (1) |
| 1985–1986 | New York Croatia | ||
| 1986–1987 | Esportiva Guaxupé | ||
| Total | 155 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Romania U21[2] | 13 | (1) |
| 1975 | Romania U23[2] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours edit
Dinamo București
New York Croatia
- Cosmopolitan Soccer League: 1985–86[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Cristian Vrînceanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b "Cristian Vrînceanu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Cristian Vrînceanu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Chris Vranceanu". Nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Chris Vranceanu" (in Portuguese). Terceirotempo.uol.com.br. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "History". Newyorkcroatia.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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